12th May

…platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Acer heldreichii looks very much like an A. platanoides! Acer heldreichii Acer heldreichii Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ making a good show. Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ First…

28th October

…Better than Quercus rubra or not? Smaller leaf certainly here but the jury is out. Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea Fothergilla major – what a collection of colours! Astonishing. Fothergilla major…

27th July

…quite all out together. Crinum powellii Crinum powellii Crinum powellii Crassula coccinea full out. Rather better than the species which we stock. Crassula coccinea Crassula coccinea Puya chilensis flower stalks….

1st August

…‘Coxs Orange Pippin’ Plum ‘Victoria’ was also loaded with fruit. Plum ‘Victoria’ Plum ‘Victoria’ Escallonia ‘Compacta Coccinea’ was looking good and makes a nice shrub. Escallonia ‘Compacta Coccinea’ Escallonia ‘Compacta…

1st May

…quickly into full leaf. Splendid if we had the sun on it. beech tree The Quercus coccinea by the garden entrance is also putting on its first leaves. Strangely attractive…

26th May

…ought to be more widely grown (one was over and one still to come out). Azalea ‘Maja’ – nearly over Azalea ‘Maja’ Azalea ‘Maja’ Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ – raised before…

14th December

…jasminum ‘Album’ still with flower in a tunnel. Solarium jasminum ‘Album’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ just out. Other varieties still to show colour. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ Schizostylis coccinea ‘Major’…

23rd October

…even better than a week ago. Quercus imbricaria Quercus imbricaria Quercus coccinea stunning too. Quercus coccinea Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla intermedia…

8th January

…Ingram’ Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Cherry Ingram’ Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’. Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’. Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’ The gingers have still not died down. gingers Newly delivered are a few…

28th July

…has an odd flower and remaining bract – Salvia africano-lutea (Beach salvia). Salvia africano-lutea Salvia africano-lutea Salvia africano-lutea Crassula coccinea with striking red flowers. Much better than our Crassula sarcocaulis….